Every once in awhile, there’s a blog post about cats that turns your head. This week is no exception as we look at Eddie Deezen’s post John Lennon was a crazy cat lady, at one point owning up to ten.

I take no credit for finding this except through scurging through the web to find interesting cat news to share with my readers. One of Lennon’s first cats, actually owned by his mother, was named Elvis, after Elvis Presley. It appears Lennon was a real Elvis fan.

On Mental Floss, Deezan talks about Lennon finding a stray cat in the snow which his aunt allowed him to keep. Tim supposedly became a favorite to the famous rockstar. Living to be 20, While traveling worldwide, Lennon would call to check on how Tim, who lived to be 20, was doing. Lennon and his wife, Cynthia, and later Yoko Ono, also owned cats. As an artist, Deezan points out he did many sketches of his cats.

What better life for a cat than sharing it with one of the world’s most famous musicians? Just Imagine………

The link to his post is listed below:

The Beatles’ John Lennon Was a Major Cat Lover
Gibson
John Lennon, a cat lover? It seems so. According to Mental Floss, the late Beatles musician had a strong fondness for cats and owned several during his lifetime, beginning during his childhood. Little Lennon’s first pet was named Elvis, and the cat was …

Another story of note concerns the Florida hotel suddenly decided to disband it’s Trap Neuter Return (TNR) program and relocate the colony of feral cats.

TNR has been successful in keeping the feral population at bay. Why they made the decision is yet known. For more on this story, follow this link:

Loews Orlando resorts faces cat controversy
USA TODAY
By Barbara De Lollis, USA TODAY For the last five years, the Loews Portofino Bay Hotel and its sister hotel, Loews Royal Pacific Resort, had unofficially allowed the operation of a stray cat program started by a bellman to manage the feral cat…

The following links depict just some of the many ways that cats around the world are in the headlines.

Oakland animal rescuer who won IRS case loses cats
San Francisco Chronicle
An Oakland woman who made national news last year when she won a case against the Internal Revenue Service over her cat rescue expenses is now facing criminal charges related to the nearly 100 cats she kept in her home. Jan Van Dusen, 60, …

Missing Cat Reunited With Owner Months Later
Patch.com
Doucette found the cat, which had been missing for nearly three months, and brought her to the shelter. Courtesy Northeast Animal Shelter It was a happy reunion for Tilly and her owner last Friday — the cat had been missing since October. …

Ban on dog, cat sales gets initial OK
OCRegister
Dana Point City Council approves first readings of ordinances to ban retail sales of dogs and cats in the city and to require owners of pets repeatedly impounded to pay to spay or neuter them before they can get the animals back. …

Cats perish in Rochester fire, tenant now homeless
The Union Leader
By GRETYL MACALASTER ROCHESTER – At least one man is homeless and two of his cats are dead after a kitchen fire severely damaged the home he rents at 8 Pine Street this morning. A third cat was rescued and treated at the scene by fire crews. .

Stratford cat lady arrested
Ct Post
After violating an agreement with the town to vaccinate her cats, Perreira was charged with animal cruelty on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2012. Photo: Brian A. Pounds / Connecticut Post | Buy This Photo Conditions at the Frash Street home of 90-year-old Marion ..

Judge: State to keep Whiskerville cats
Daily News – Galveston County
By Christopher Smith Gonzalez TEXAS CITY — Wydell Dixon, owner of the Whiskerville Animal Sanctuary Inc. where nearly 200 cats were seized and 27 were found dead Jan. 3, said she would like to have her cats back. But after hours of testimony Tuesday, …

Future of Zion’s big cats to be decided today
TVNZ
The future of 36 rare big cats at Whangarei’s troubled Zion Wildlife Gardens will be the subject of an urgent court hearing today in the latest battle for the troubled animal park. Animal welfare group SAFE said the cats will not be able to find a home …

Cat Litter Delivery Service Becomes Litter Manufacturer
San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
Boxiecat, the company that ushered in subscription cat litter delivery in America, recently hit another high note among cat lovers with its own brand of cat litter. According to Becky Starr, a pet care expert on Examiner.com, Boxiecat brand litter …

Cats ‘found hanged’ on scrubland
BBC News
Two cats have been found dead, one with a noose around its neck, on scrubland in Greater Manchester. The RSPCA said it believed the animals had been hanged. The cats – one tortoiseshell and the other black and white – were discovered on land off …

Cat’s kidney woes likely due to old age
Boston Herald
By Dr. John De Jong / Ask the Vet My 21-year-old cat was failing pretty badly last week. The cat seemed weak and was staring aimlessly into space. Her appetite had dropped off a lot over a few days and she even stopped drinking water, which she had …

Feline fanciers arrive for Crown City Cat Club show
The Desert Sun
Lorraine Nelson of San Diego prepares her Persian cat, “Furrari”, for judging Saturday at the Cat Fanciers Association All Breed and Household Pet Cat Show at the Palm Springs Pavilion. / Wade Byars, The Desert Sun A Japanese Bobtail breed owned by …

Feline fanciers arrive for Crown City Cat Club show
The Desert Sun
Lorraine Nelson of San Diego prepares her Persian cat, “Furrari”, for judging Saturday at the Cat Fanciers Association All Breed and Household Pet Cat Show at the Palm Springs Pavilion. / Wade Byars, The Desert Sun A Japanese Bobtail breed owned by …

Fresh big cat sighting in Woodchester
Thisisgloucestershire
A FRESH big cat sighting near Woodchester Park has raised expectations that a panther could be roaming the Stroud Valleys. While experts evaluate DNA evidence taken from a deer savaged near the historic country park, a Gloucestershire big cat expert …

Cat killer escapes prosecution
New Zealand Herald
By Chloe Johnson A self-proclaimed animal lover who bashed a cat to death with a baseball bat has escaped prosecution. Ned Taramoeroa, 55, admitted killing a large stray cat that was attacking his tabby outside his Northcote home. …

Pontiac man known as ‘cat man’
WDIV Detroit
Two years ago, he helped nurse a dying stray cat named CC back to health. “Love at first sight,” Kuerbitz said. “She started all of this. She’s the beginning of all of this.” “All of this” is a house haven for cats. Thirteen cats, to be exact, …

Humane Society takes custody of cats from home on 12th Street
Fond du Lac Reporter
The Fond du Lac Humane Society now officially has custody of the 28 cats removed from a Fond du Lac man’s home in September. Timothy White, 50, on Wednesday decided to turn over custody of the cats to the Humane Society minutes before a civil matter …

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2 Responses to Cat News Friday: John Lennon Reportedly a Cat Lover

See, I knew there was something about John Lennon that I liked. A cat lover. Well, he couldn’t be all that bad. Maybe his cats played a part in inspiring to write the music he wrote. That’s a thought. 🙂

As one of the earth’s creatures, cats deserve better than this treatment. How can people do this to an animal. I’ve been most upset – a house burned to the ground this week and 2 cats have not been found yet. the other pets and all the family members are fine. But I worry for the cats.

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